Jim faces his fears of making a friend on his first day of kindergarten in this picture book by Miriam Cohen, chosen as the Library of Congress’s Children’s Book of the Year. When Pa was taking Jim to school for the first time, Jim said, “Will I have a friend at school?” “I think you will,” said Pa. But even his father’s gentle reassurance doesn’t make Jim feel any better.…
A host of season-specific images and activities include steaming mugs of cocoa, fall leaves, sleigh-riding, running in the rain, playing baseball, and trick-or-treating